Farm operations
18
Avg 6 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NC · FIPS 37055 Bottom quartile by state sales DENSE PASTURE-LED
Dare County, North Carolina - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Dare County. Ranked #98 of 100 counties in North Carolina.
115 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 21.7% 25 acres
- Other land
- 78.3% 90 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Dare County received $6321.74 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 501.9× the North Carolina county median of $12.60.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $6321.74
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $12.60
- North Carolina county median per acre
- 501.92×
- North Carolina median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Dare County, North Carolina is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows high federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$525K
0.006× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$727K
138.5% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$308K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Dare County's net farm income sits at the 16th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Dare County Farm Data Shows
Dare County, North Carolina reads as a PASTURE-LED county with DENSE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 98 of 100 North Carolina counties with published commodity sales (2 withheld by NASS to protect respondents are left out, not counted as zero), averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 95 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 92 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of North Carolina.
Read with Dare County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Dare (DENSE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE PASTURE-LED
Scott County, IN · HEAVY
$727K federal receipts is higher by - than Dare; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Penobscot County, ME · MID
$726K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Dare; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Williamson County, IL · MID
$725K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Dare; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Missaukee County, MI · LIGHT
$729K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Dare; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Bradley County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Bradley sits near Dare on payments-per-acre ($28.50) while total receipts differ.
Greenlee County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Greenlee sits near Dare on payments-per-acre ($27.03) while total receipts differ.
North Carolina ERS state roll-up
Dare stamps DENSE · PASTURE-LED inside North Carolina's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Dare under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Dare County, North Carolina:
- See how North Carolina compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. North Carolina state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Dare County, North Carolina?
Dare County, North Carolina has 18 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 6 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Dare County?
Dare County's total commodity sales are $525K (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #98 among 100 counties in North Carolina.
How much federal farm assistance does Dare County receive?
Dare County received $727K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($6321.74/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Dare County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Dare County is $308K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
PlainFarmData is an independent data portal, not affiliated with USDA, FSA, or any government agency. For official program eligibility or application guidance, contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office.
Intensity stamp DENSE · land stamp PASTURE-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
NASS withholds commodity sales for 2 North Carolina counties with too few farm operations to publish without identifying individual producers. Those counties are excluded from the peer median on this page rather than counted as zero sales.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.